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http://www.jacdec.de/WP/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-12_S2-AGU_DH84_US-Bangla@Kathmandu_MAP1.jpg What in the world... Yeah, that's what I gathered from this as well. We know they approached from the north... and somehow they ended up over there. Did they decide to let a passenger fly the plan...

I have said many times that the A330NEO should have used a lighter wingbox, wing, engines and landing gear. It would be selling like hotcakes. That would be enough changes to justify a new name like the A360. The A330CEO could have sold cheap for another 5 years to give Airbus time to do it properl...

The lower price of the A330NEO might no longer be an advantage, if you consider the deal HA must have gotten. If switching to the 787 made sense although their will be cancellation costs with Airbus and RR, the effective price for the 787s might have been less than the A330NEOs. LCCs like Air Asia ...

What took them so long? Firming up of the latest EK order. Notice that every A380 cancellation over the past years was reported in Airbus' orders spreadsheet at the same time an A380 order was booked... When EK firms up their 16 options, we'll probably see a cancellation of the Amedeo A380 'order',...

In fact, looking at Airbus's O&D spreadsheet, Asiana's original order of 8 x A358, 12 x A359 & 10 x A35K now shows as 21 x A359 (of which 4 delivered) and 9 x A35K. So it looks as though they also converted one -1000 to -900 as well. So they really like their A359s. IIRC, the A358s were mea...

What took them so long? Firming up of the latest EK order. Notice that every A380 cancellation over the past years was reported in Airbus' orders spreadsheet at the same time an A380 order was booked... When EK firms up their 16 options, we'll probably see a cancellation of the Amedeo A380 'order',...

As pointed out earlier in Lufthansa might change Long-Haul order , Spohr admits that LH might need additional A350s. Of course they need more A350s. LH originally intended the A359 as A343 replacement, but instead they are using it as A346 replacement. 25 is not enough. In the age of fleet commonal...

I would not pay too much attention to editorial comments. It's just an opinion and they change tone when a large order is announced. Is Airbus becoming solely dependent on A359 in the wide body market? The jury is still out. The entire A330 backlog is healthy (> 300 orders / 4-5 years production) a...

Seen the present restraints at Amsterdam airport (max 500.000 movements/year until 2020) it seems contra productive for KLM to replace larger units (744's) with smaller units (787-9/10's) in the next few years and keep production at the present level. Perhaps the 744 phaseout schedule will be adapt...

With the horror that is the 190E1's engines I wonder if they might consider picking up some E2's, or when they'd want to start making that cross over, I know their 190's are young still, but 20 % better maintenance costs and 17.3% better fuel burn adds up quick. https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/news/h...

The A330-800 testbed, MSN 1888, emerged from paint this evening. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4714/26171457228_b872552d81_z.jpg F-WTTO A330-800 prototype by @Eurospot , on Flickr It reminds me of the 787-8 like that. But that's probably because I'm used to the A339, the A338 seems a bit short and...

Along with this new order the backlog is now 25. At a rate of 6 frames per year that is now 4 years of production https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ups-doubles-future-747-8f-fleet-with-new-order-for-1-445425/?cmpid=SOC|Twitter|Flightglobal|sf180968606|sf180968606&sfid=701w0000000uP3H#s...

A lease deal for 77W's fell through last year because Airasia's infrastructure was compeletely focused on Airbus products. So I very much doubt they can be seriously interested in 787s, unless Airasia orders a big number. But they already have all those A330neo's on order, can't see that happening.

Indeed, KLM Cargo is a shadow of its former self and Martinair Cargo. Some of its demise is self inflicted: under former CEO Eurlings KL's cargo clients were structurally neglected. Other factors were the increase of belly cargo capacity and (not always fair) competition from the Middle East. The 7...

In the long term, I think even the jealous emirs will realize that there is really no solution but to unite EK and EY at DWC. In the short term, Etihad needs to rationalize a bit, and it looks like that's what's happening. There are indeed too many aircraft on order; I expect some of the 777X curre...

Any existing 787 operator is a possibility and there may well be those (like SIA) which has have not been 787 operators before, (even if the type is operated by a subsidiary airline). I could see the following airlines being possible: Turkish (has already ordered the -9, so I'd be very surprised if...

There are rumors circulating that UPS is exercising the 14 options on the 748 and ordering 14 more. These are just rumors. Realistic scenario, retire MD Fleet earlier. 744 on MD Intl routes like already done on HNL-SYD. Move 76 Asia and Europe to US Domestic displacing A306 routes and for Latin Ame...

Cool, how many will BA take you think? The Bloomberg article says they were in the market for six to seven second-hand A380s, now considering taking a larger number of new ones. 8-10 perhaps. Could surely make things easier for Airbus to produce 8-10 A380s per year, getting at least something more t...

The one airline the A380 works for signs up for more. Not a shocker really. The inevitable is just kicked down the road. I believe that is what Airbus needs precisely for the market to catch up. By 2025-2030, more and more airports will run out of slots and frequencies cannot be increased. The only...

I guess production rate will be around 10 per yr. This is something I have been wondering about since this order was announced. I read a lot about Airbus can now continue the production rate of 6 frames per year for another 6 years. But would Airbus want to do that? IIRC this rate of one aircraft e...

Emirates release says it is an 'MOU for 20 firm orders and 16 options', whatever that means. The doublespeak gets worse! It means that EK have agreed to order 20 now and will possibly add another 16 at an already agreed price later, but they still have to agree some final details before a firm cont...

Will these new aircraft have the new winglets which airbus were pushing with the A380 plus version? No, not very likely. According to the FG analysis: "While Airbus has been studying an enhanced version of the A380 – which it designated the A380plus – there is no immediate indication that Emir...

Would there be any practical limits to the thrust levels applied to the GTF and Ultrafan? What I mean is if it's possible to have a large widebody twin like the (still theoretical) 777-10 or A350-2000 being powered by a GTF or Ultrafan engine.

Bregier believes the A350 stretch can be done with new technologies, He also thinks there is more potential from 787 - not sure whether is a stretch too or ER of the 7810 Your thoughts https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/a350-stretch-would-need-further-engine-evolution-br-444920/ You are mis...

To bad, I quite liked it. So KLM, this livery on one of your 747-400's next year for the 100th anniversary? :scratchchin: http://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/8/1/0350181.jpg?v=v40 http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM-Royal-Dutch-Airlines/Boeing-747-206B/350181?qsp=eJwtjEEKwkAMRe%2BStS6K4K...

I'll throw in Jet Airways. Their 77W's were too large for their BRU operations, but now that they shifted these to AMS their 77W's are packed, even at 10 abreast Y. And I believe 9W's LHR operation are doing pretty well too.

AF's CEO makes it clear that the a35k is very much an option for both AF and KL down the road... http://zakenreis.nl/artikelen/jean-marc-janaillac-cultuurverschillen-kunnen-positief-zijn/ Thank you for that article. I'll try to translate into English the part regarding the A350: "Q: KLM has th...

More daylight photos can be seen on this link: http://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/kaza-yeri-ve-ucak-havadan-boyle-goruntulendi.html :eek: :eek: :eek: Some people had a very lucky day..... Indeed, but very, very scary when you feel the plane topple over a cliff suddenly. It could have e...

They should keep KLM side 737 and AF side A320. Have both A and B try and get both KLM/AF to purely 1 type with a hefty discount. Yes, but KLM misses out on the cargo opportunity for 20 years, while the others incl AF, using A321's, 797 NMA's, MC21's steal your loads at AMS :down: why choose for th...

@Zeke: thank you for your kind reply and detailed explanation. 25% difference in trip fuel between A35K and 77W I can accept possible, however I believe the 77W has more revenue potential, certainly with the now current 10Y configs. Nevertheless, the choice of an A35K over a 77W is a no-brainer. As ...

The Dutch government replaced their Fokker 70 state plane with a BBJ, possibly this is a 7MAX. It's a BBJ1, based on a 737-700. I'm not totally ruling out the A32x for KL, but I certainly believe KL will keep at least their newest (2008-2011) 737-800 for quite a long while, hence the decision to ac...

LH is replacing their A346 with A359s, when LH orders more A350s I think it will be for the A359. IB may order some A35K if they continue to do well (making profit). Although I think the A359 is tailor made for them. DL have deferred 10 of their A350s on order. Rumor is they will used to replce thei...

How many new Beijing slots will be opened up with the Daixing airport opening? That will take a significant amount of metal just there. The 330 has become the domestic market volume workhorse machine in China, so I can see the 330Neo becoming popular for the 3-5hr routes. Will be interesting to wat...

Qantas next 789 VH-ZNC will be named Quokka For those who don't know what a Quokka is refer to picture below, they are mostly found on Rottnest Island just off the coast of Perth http://australianaviation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Quokka-3_qantas_750.jpeg Thanks very much. Never heard of th...

Add HKG-AMS/JNB/YVR/LHR/MAD/Australia soon for CX, they seem to love their A359s for rightsizing lots of formerly 77W long-haul routes. I thought some of those were planned to be A35K routes? That was something I was hoping for (at least for HKG-AMS), but it looks like the A359 will be the workhors...

KLM has always been late with ordering new aircraft. They will order the MAX no doubt. According to https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/klm-vervanger-boeing-737-vloot-nog-niet-in-beeld article(dutch only) a few days ago KLM boss Pieter Elbers says they are not thinking of a ...

Quite an extensive list, I'm looking forward to seeing it at LHR. I wonder how the conversion to 10ab will affect the distribution of 77Ws, whether they'll fly more short haul routes and the A35K takes over a lot of the flying, because a lot of these routes have been exclusive 77W territory for a w...

BA could be a candidate for 3 of CX' 77W, as replacement for their non-ER 772s. Although other sources say BA could source these from LATAM. So, A350s will effectively replace some of CX 77W. One of the destinations where this will take place is AMS, which will see the A35G later this year according...

The 5th quarter of 2017 is not over yet. Back to order news, it already has a thread, but it should also be posted here because it will most likely still be part of the 2017 orders. 40x MAX for WN https://twitter.com/BoeingAirplanes/status/948317696579399680 "#737MAX launch customer @Southwest...